Will this notebook be faster than my desktop?

I have ordered a Dell Vostro 1200 with the following config:

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5470 1.6GHz, 2MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB
160GB SATA Hard Drive
2GB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM

My desktop is as follows:

Intel Pentium 4 Northwood Socket 478 2.4GHz
2GB Ram PC 3200 [200Mhz]

My other Laptop is as follows:

Intel T 2300 1.66 GHz
2GB RAM

Just wanted to know how the new laptop would compare with these two existing comps that I have.


Now I know that the Core 2 duo is supposed to be faster but will the lappy config actually be faster than my desktop for apps like Photoshop etc?

 

i guess you will feel a performance boost. of course it´ll be faster.

i still have a p4 (3ghz) with 2GB ram at home. when i received my lenovo r60 with t2400 and 2 GB 1 1/2 years ago i found out that my laptop was nearly twice as fast when i was rendering images (cpu) and way faster when converting media files (avi,mp3).

since adobe has multiprocessor support now, you will feel the difference with photoshop too.

of course your cpu could be better and your hdd will probably be a 5400 rpm model your machine will be faster than your desktop.

best

 

Yes, the Core 2 Duo is a much more efficient processor, it will run a bit faster.

 

The 1.6GHz c2d will crush that measly 2.4GHz Pentium 4.

If you really wanted to compare it in P4 terms, it would be equivalent to a 3.0-3.2GHz P4. And that's only 1 core, you have 2 in the laptop.

 

Even your older 1,6GHz CD is faster than your Desktop, so the new C2D will definitly be faster.

 

The new laptop processor will be faster than the desktop - your new processor is equivalent to about a 2.96 GHz P4 Northwood, for one core. For multithreaded applications (such as Photobucket), you'll get close to double that. The hard drive may or may not be faster, it depends on the spindle speed in both models (amongst other factors).

It should also be slightly faster than your old laptop - Core 2 is 10-12% faster than Core MHz for MHz last I read.

Your desktop RAM is actually 2 x 200 MHz - Double Data Rate. You've already factored in the DDR for the laptop, so it's 400 MHz vs. 667 MHz. The desktop likely has lower latency RAM, but overall, the laptop RAM should be just a bit faster.

 

Thanks guys. I was feeling a bit bad about not upgrading to the 2GHz processor but if this setup is faster than what I have, it should do fine at least for a couple of years or so [till apps become more demanding].